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Colorful idioms used in English |
| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| white heat | noun | general science and industry related term | somewhat common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| a temperature higher than red heat and at which a body is brightly incandescent | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| When iron is heated above 1600 degrees C, it starts to glow with a white heat. | ||||
| Note: 1) See red heat. 2) We also say something is white hot. | ||||